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Associate Professor Peter Hurley
Associate Professor Peter Hurley has a particular interest in advocating for equitable policy solutions so that the benefits of education can be shared by all.
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Our team
Associate Professor Nina van Dyke
Associate Director - Nina is the Associate Director of the Mitchell Institute. Her current work focuses broadly on young people, the intersection between education and health, and equity.
Dr Melinda Hildebrandt
Education Policy Fellow - Dr Melinda Hildebrandt has a particular interest in access and equity in education, and disability advocacy.
Madeline Davies
Project and Communications Coordinator - Madeline assists all arms of the Institute in communications, administration, and project coordination.
Eleonora Gatto
Project Administration and Publications Officer - Eleonora is a Project Administration and Publications Officer at the Mitchell Institute for Education and Health Policy.
Dr Ha Nguyen
Education Policy Fellow - Ha is a Policy Fellow at the Mitchell Institute with over 10 years of experience in tertiary education.
Dr Maria Prokofieva
Lead Data Scientist - Dr Maria Prokofieva has a Bachelor in IT and Graduate Certificate in Accounting and her PhD is in the area of Business Information Systems (Russia).
Dr Melissa Tham
Research Fellow - Melissa is a Research Fellow at the Mitchell Institute and has worked on research projects across the school system.
Professor Melinda Craike
Director of Pathways in Place - Melinda is an internationally recognised researcher with over 20 years’ research experience.
Dr Bo Klepac Pogrmilovic
Senior Research Fellow - Bo is passionate about reducing health and education inequities and achieving better outcomes for disadvantaged communities through policy change.
Honorary appointments/consultants
Professor Peter Dawkins
Professor - Professor Peter Dawkins was Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University from 2011 to December 2020.
Dr Lizzie Knight
Honorary Fellow - A key area of interest for Lizzie is equity of access to and in tertiary education, the provision of institutional information and support for transition into post-school education.
Cynthia Leung
Adjunct Professor - Adjunct Professor Leung has a background in international research into early childhood education and care.
The Late Professor Peter Noonan
Professor of Tertiary Education Policy - Professor Noonan has played a major role in shaping policy in Australia’s education and training system.